07 November 2016 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit Conducts 600-hour Inspection KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Imagine the shell of a classic car. Each door is taken off and every part of the interior removed. Each part of the vehicle endures cataloging and inspection before the vehicle comes back together restored. Just like that classic car, every time an HH-60G Pavehawk reaches...
27 April 2017 Training Up: Kadena Squadron Maintains Airmen's Proficiency KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- Day in and day out, leaders in the Air Force are influencing countless Airmen, their education, core values and most importantly, training them to do their mission.The 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 15, provides different training courses to Kadena’s Airmen,...
28 February 2017 Weapons Airmen Prep Jets for Combat ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Each duty day of exercise Cope North begins with the calming glow of a golden sunrise, as dozens of Airmen line up side-by-side across the Andersen Air Force Base flight line to sweep their workspace of debris, clearing space for F-15 Eagles to taxi.Among the line of...
17 April 2017 Eyes in the Sky: 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron Provides Command, Control Support KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Playing hiding seek isn’t too hard of a game; at least that’s the case when you’ve got a teammate on your side who has climbed up the tallest tree around and can see where everyone is hiding through his binoculars. Not only that, but he’s going to tell you exactly where to...
25 April 2017 Okinawa Citizens Team Up with Kadena Airmen to Rescue Whale KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A battered and bruised whale stranded on the beach April 17, at Kadena Marina is now in stable condition and under the medical care of the Churaumi Aquarium thanks to the efforts of a rescue team of good Samaritans, veterinarians, and personnel assigned to the 18th Force...
27 March 2017 Ready at a Moment's Notice: 1st Air Defense Artillery Conducts Bilateral Training KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Self-Defense Force members conducted bilateral training with U.S. Soldiers and Airmen March 14 and 16 to strengthen relations and increase readiness.U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, demonstrated to the Japan Air...
19 May 2017 U.S. Airmen, Sailors Support Life-saving Mission KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Airmen and Sailors worked together to outfit a C-17 Globemaster III with life-saving equipment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2017.Together, the Airmen and Sailors prepared the logistics and materials for a specialized life-support omnibed system that was put into...
17 August 2017 Team Kadena Conducts Hands-on Training with Local Firefighters KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 18th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted hands-on fire training with local firefighters from various cities in Okinawa August 14, 2017.“We conducted hands-on training on an F-15 to demonstrate the egress procedures, discussed the hazards associated with the aircraft, and...
07 July 2017 Bringing Lightning to the Fight KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Marines and Airmen conducted the first ever joint forward area refueling point exercise involving the F-35B Lighting II June 26, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.The two-day exercise enabled the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps to improve...
12 July 2017 Kadena Shoguns Change Command KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Brig. Gen. Barry R. Cornish relinquished command of the 18th Wing to Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham during a change of command ceremony July 10 at Kadena Air Base, Japan.Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, presided over the event held inside...